Hotel Coverage: The Luxor Hotel Las Vegas

Like most frequent travelers, we've had trouble in the past with the infamous hotel lost and found. We know we left it in the room, but where is it now? Do hotel maids really steal all our stuff, or is there a trapdoor somewhere between the room and the...

Have you ever taken a closer look at those fire route escape maps on the rear of your hotel room door? We have, and we're mildly obsessed with them. They're special things, these simple images that seemingly give away the secrets of the hotel's layout. Seeing the size of...

Once again, biggest nerd expo, CES and the biggest adult expo, AEE, are getting off together in Vegas this week starting on January 6. Given that this is probably one of Vegas' biggest weeks/weekends of the year, room rates are far higher than they were for New Year's Eve....

Another sign that Luxor is trying its darndest to become the #1 hotel amongst the younger party crowd? Sports Illustrated will be holding its "Swimsuit Issue 2009" party at the LAX nightclub inside the resort/casino on Thursday night.The Club SI Swimsuit, presented by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitor's...

Yesterday we found ourselves walking through the renovated casino and public areas of The Luxor and goshdarnit, we were kind of surprised at how cool the place looks (especially compared to the Excalibur.) The Luxor has been working overtime to revamp its image and while it may have failed with...

Room rates are plummeting in Las Vegas. Last week we told you that a renovated deluxe room at The Mirage was going for $79 a night but that price can get lower.Select MGM properties on the strip have introduced new promotional offers to bring their rates down even further. And...

· Luxor Announces Titanic Exhibit: Starting December 20th, The Luxor will feature Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, a showcase of authentic artifacts from the ill-fated ship, room re-creations and hands-on interactive experiences. The Titanic/Criss Angel sinking ships comparison is too easy. [MarketWatch]· Good Service Happens in the Middle of Nowhere: MSNBC...

Criss Angel fans and curious types who tend stare at car wrecks longer than normal: rejoice! The Criss Angel "Believe" tickets are now being heavily discounted! We give this show such a hard time, we know  but so far we have literally heard and read nothing but bad...

Despite the craptastic "Believe" show from Criss Angel, not all hope is lost at the Luxor. The hotel just put on sale tickets for the New Years Eve bash at LAX which will be hosted by the most famous couple from the mid-1990s, Pam Anderson and Tommy Lee, who are...

It's gettin' to be the wintertime, and since most folks are spending these next months doing holiday-ish things like spreading good cheer and wishing for peace on earth, Vegas offers killer deals to the gutsy folks who choose to go all out and indulge in a bit of Sin City...

After the onslaught of brutal reviews during its shaky preview period, the folks behind the Criss Angel "Believe" show at the Luxor must be fully aware that things aren't going so well. Why else would they have specifically banned all media from its official premier on Halloween? Oh, right:...

Finally, the day of reckoning has come for Criss Angel and his Believe show at the Luxor Las Vegas.After a seriously terrible run of preview shows, Believe is holding its official opening and gala tonight. This is where hopefully Criss and Cirque du Soleil have worked out all the kinks...

In these troubled times, a hotel -- even a casino -- probably can't afford to throw down $100 million on something with the potential to fail. Unfortunately, it's really starting to look like the Luxor has made a colossal mistake by giving the star of its new Cirque du...

A sneak preview of "Believe" from the Cirque Las Vegas team.Criss Angel may have "survived" a hotel implosion but will he survive the critics of new show "Believe" which is done in partnership with Las Vegas' acrobatic act, Cirque Du Soleil?The show was originally set to debut on September 1st...

What, you forgot to tune in to The Hills last night because you thought it was airing on Monday? Apparently, last night's eppie was meant to be a special lead-in to the VMA's (which we're not even going to address right now), and luckily our DVR caught it --...

The Luxor Las Vegas is undergoing a much-needed renovation and we got the tingles when we saw this tweet from their Twitter feed.Nintendo Wiis at the Luxor? Sounds kind of amazing. Note the tweet says "some of our rooms" so we're guessing they are probably going to be in the...

Vegas is usually about rolling the roulette wheel -- but this time, it's about rolling the steering wheel. With road trips taking a major hit this year because of soaring gas prices, you can save a bit at the pump with a sweet deal from Vegas.com. Book a Vegas hotel...

We've been keeping tabs on hotels that offer gift cards and today we can add the Luxor Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas to the list.The cards are available inside the hotel at the spa, the business center and Essentials gift shop. Up to $2,500 can be loaded onto the...

We told you a few weeks back that Criss Angel was gearing up to do a show at the Luxor and despite our nightly prayers to God, this show is definitely happening.Criss Angel's new magic show with Cirque du Soleil called "Believe" will open at the Luxor Hotel in Las...

The Wynn Las Vegas will be losing its banner Broadway show this summer, when Spamalot goes dark in July after a 15-month run. What epic entertainment can possibly replace the Tony Award-winning musical? Uh, apparently, Danny Gans. When the impressionist moves in, the theater will be re-branded as part of...

Is there a real-life Ocean's 13 team working in Vegas? Casino bosses certainly hope not. But no one can explain how a transformer at an intersection on the south end of the strip caught fire last night at 8pm, leaving four hotels without power for 90 minutes. The Luxor, The...

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While the Luxor Hotel & Casino has done its best to offer exciting nightlife and dining options as of late, the guestrooms are more than deserving of the hotel's nickname, the Suxor.This is a video of room 1314 in the Luxor's adjacent tower where rooms were renovated about a year...

[UPDATE: It was only open for two months but CatHouse is already undergoing renovations for structural damage. We'll keep you posted on the reopening date.]CatHouse the new "loungerie" and restaurant debuted inside the Luxor Hotel & Casino over the weekend without any official celebrity host thanks to Mischa Barton's penchant...

Mischa Barton got popped with a DUI in West Hollywood last night after police saw her "straddling two lanes of traffic" and failing to signal when she turned. When they pulled her over they found out she was an unlicensed driver and had been drinking. She also may have had...

We told you earlier this week about the possibly Ocean's 13-inspired nightclub opening inside the The Bellagio in Las Vegas called The Bank and today, we have received an official release on the nightclub's New Years Eve plans.Individual tickets start at $250 per person which include VIP entrance and a...

Not Mischa Barton, but chef Kerry Simon.The CatHouse lounge inside the Luxor Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas is set to open on December 29th and we just got word that The O.C. star Mischa Barton will be the guest host. As we told you before, CatHouse is a new...

· Tony Parker has gone the way of Oscar De La Hoya, minus the fishnets and wigs. A mistress is spilling all to X17Online about her affair with Eva Longoria's husband at the Park Hyatt Paris, after he and Eva were married. Oops.· Rachel Bilson forces a burly man...

If you're a regular visitor to HotelChatter, you know that we heavily cover the hotel going ons in Miami in our Miami Hotel Mambo content, as well as the craziness that happens in Las Vegas in our Viva Vegas content.Today, we can report on both scenes at once, thanks to...

Maybe Broadway shows in Las Vegas aren't doing as well as we thought. Paris Las Vegas just announced that they will be shutting down the production of "The Producers" on February 9th. David Hasselhoff had first starred in the show when it opened last August as cross-dressing director, Roger Debris....

After the recent opening of its LAX nightclub, The Luxor Hotel & Casino is adding another hotspot by the end of this year called, CatHouse. The place will feature an unusual combination (but perhaps not that unusual for Vegas) of a celebrity chef restaurant from Kerry Simon with a lounge...

Upon landing in Las Vegas on Saturday we couldn't help but wonder if the Luxor Hotel was hurting for money. Why? Because the whole building has been covered in black and features a huge advertisement on one side for Absolut Vodka.Things get a little more down-market over the Rio which...

We'll have to see if Britney Spears can pull herself away from her ever-changing hair extensions, smoking in front of her children and her shocking bare-assed fashion choices to host the LAX nightclub opening tonight at Luxor.So far, certain stalkerazzi agencies are saying it's a go and we sure...

We like Caesars Palace and all but we are not sure what warrants this announcement from Harrah's about a $1 Billion expansion plan for the hotel and casino.Globe Street reports:The centerpiece of the expansion is Octavius Tower, a new $375-million, 23-story hotel building that will adjoin Augustus Tower, which opened...

Having decided that a pop star who passes out at a nightclub party is a good thing, the Luxor Hotel has hired Britney Spears to be the guest of honor at the opening of their new nightclub, LAX (a spin-off of the Hollywood club.)ET Online reports:Club promoters tell ET exclusively...

You know the scene. You open the door to your brand new hotel room, run over to the window, open the blinds and bam, you are hit with the anti-view. Maybe you are looking down a dirty alley, witnessing a drug deal, staring at an air shaft in the face,...

Some frightening news, a hotel employee of the Luxor Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas was killed early this morning when a bomb went off in a parking structure outside the hotel.The explosive blew up as the man who was killed attempted to remove it from the top of his...

Hotel Maven Dzot alerted us to this photo of the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas which was possibly struck by lightning on July 17. (Of course, the Luxor hotel "blog" doesn't seem to have knowledge of this happening.)No word, as Dzot says, "on whether it was caused by someone filling...

In continuing our crusade to keep you informed about hotel blogs--blogs written by hotel employees (both the disgruntled and the cheerleading kind), hotel management and sometimes, live-in hotel guests--we thought it only fair we should warn you of the darker side of hotel blogs.Take for example the Luxor Hotel "blog."...

Chris Judd is doing just fine, thank you. He somehow recovered from the embarrassment of appearing on "I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Outta Here", and these days he is choreographing a show called "Fantasy" at the Luxor in Las Vegas. Fantasy is an adult revue that "takes audiences on...

Here's something we don't understand. Why would anyone place a bet at the Luxor Las Vegas sports book? I think they've taken this Egyptian pyramid theme too far as it feels like you're actually entombed and the technology is from 3000 BC. They still have to write their lines...